Christian Simmons, CEPF
Certified Educator in Personal Finance (CEPF)
Areas of Expertise: Retirement Income Planning | 401(k)s | IRAs | Medicare
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(407) 603-1019
Career Highlights
BA, Journalism
University of Central Florida
2015 – 2019
MS, Integrated Business
University of Central Florida
2020
NFL Partnership Intern
United Way Worldwide
2020 – 2021
Freelance Writer
Various Media Groups
2016 – 2018
About Christian
Christian Simmons is a Certified Educator in Personal Finance and financial writer who has been with Annuity.org since 2021. He has authored numerous important projects, including Annuity.org’s Financial Literacy in the Latinx Community and Financial Abuse guides. Christian has contributed to the Dallas Morning News, Baltimore Sun, Orlando Sentinel, South Florida Sun Sentinel, and CBS and NPR affiliates.
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Christian directs Annuity.org’s Personal Takes on Personal Finance, featuring inspiring and insightful stories from real people. Recent interviews explore topics such as early retirement, annuities and changes to a money mindset.
Recent Interviews
- Navigating the Annuity Maze
- From Limitations to Liberation
- Secure Your Future
- The Fruits of Frugal Living
Want to share your financial success story? Reach out to Christian now!
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Endorsements from Financial Professionals
Christian Simmons is talented personal finance writer and certified educator in personal finance. His writing engages, informs and inspires his audience to take meaningful action to improve their financial wellbeing. His passion for financial education shines through.
Marguerita M. Cheng
CEO of Blue Ocean Global Wealth
Christian is a dynamic writer with a focus on some of the most important matters of personal finance that don’t get enough attention, such as consumer protection and education. His background in both journalism and business has given him a deep well to draw from, enabling him to deliver quality guidance for his readers.
Stephen Kates
Certified Financial PlannerTM professional
Q&A with Christian
There are many avenues to saving up the money you need for a comfortable retirement. Employer-sponsored 401(k) plans are a common vehicle, along with individual retirement accounts (IRAs) that anyone can set up. Beginning to save as early as possible can play a big role.
There is no magic number for a comfortable retirement. Everyone’s situation is a little different. Pinning down the retirement lifestyle you want to live can help you begin to get a sense of what you’ll need to have your perfect golden years.
Your money gets pulled a lot of different ways in retirement, but two major drains will likely be housing and health care. In fact, a recent Fidelity survey found that the average couple may need more than $300,000 in retirement exclusively for medical expenses.
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